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남강 이승훈 (1982)

남강 이승훈 poster
Genre
drama television series
Country
South Korea

How it feels

This series is the first in a collection about wealthy Korean figures from the Joseon period to modern times. It examines how modern Korean capitalism formed by following the life of Lee Seung-hoon, an independence activist, educator, and founder of the Masan pottery company.

historicalinformativeslow-burnearnestseriousintrospectiveeducationalbiographical

What happens

《남강 이승훈》은 1982년 2월 15일부터 1982년 3월 16일까지 방영된 문화방송 월화드라마로, 조선시대부터 현대에 이르기까지의 거부들의 일대기를 엮어 한국 근대자본이 어떻게 형성되었나를 살펴보는 거부실록 시리즈 중 첫 번째 작품이다. 이 드라마는 독립운동가이며 오산학교를 세운 교육자, 마산 자기회사 설립자이기도 한 이승훈의 일대기를 그린 경제드라마이다. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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